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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic rating 8.4

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

The delight of this...is that it never pushes too hard or moves too fast. It lovingly, almost sadistically, lays out the situation and deliberately demonstrates all the things that can go wrong.

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Critic David Parkinson
rated 8

...a clear-eyed look at some of the men and women behind the news.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...gives an immersive and atmospheric account of what it's like to be plunged into the revolutionary maelstrom of Tahrir Square...

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Critic Mats Johnson
rated 8

Jämfört med Ruben Östlunds fyra första långfilmer Gitarrmongot, De ofrivilliga, Play och Turist är The Square med lättillgänglig, mer underhållande och väldigt mycket roligare.

Read full review at Göteborgsposten
Critic Christian Jess Mark
rated 8

Det er rent ud sagt vildt imponerende, at scenerne her fungerer på så mange niveauer, samtidig med at de er hylende morsomme.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Uffe Stormgaard
rated 8

The Square' giver et sjældent velformuleret og rammende nutidskritisk billede.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Helena Lindblad
rated 10

Ruben Östlund gör kaos med konstvärlden i denna gränslöst underhållande samtidsatir i världsklass.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Abdullahi Jaamac
rated 3

Meget kunstnerisk film. Meget langtrukkent

1 year ago

Cast & Crew

Ruben Östlund
Director
Johan Jonason
As Journalist
Johan Jonason
Director
Dominic West
As Julian
Claes Bang
As Christian

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The Square is a 2017 Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund that follows the story of Christian, the curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm, as he prepares for a controversial new exhibition. The exhibit, titled "The Square," is meant to promote values of trust and caring, but things take a turn when Christian's phone and wallet are stolen and he resorts to desperate measures to retrieve them. Meanwhile, the advertising agency promoting the exhibit creates a provocative viral video that sparks public outrage and sets off a chain of events that ultimately lead to Christian's downfall. The film explores themes of social responsibility, morality, and the consequences of our actions in today's society.

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